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Israel said Sunday it would turn away refugees from the wartorn Darfur region of Sudan in an effort to stop the flow of Africans across Israel's southern border with Egypt. Overnight, Israel expelled to Egypt about 50 Sudanese refugees who had entered Israel through Egypt's Sinai desert, Israeli government spokesman David Baker said. It was not immediately clear if any of those sent back were from Darfur, he said. "The policy of returning back anyone who enters Israel illegally will pertain to everyone, including those from Darfur," Baker said. Israel has until now accepted about 400 refugees from the Darfur region, according to Eytan Schwartz, an advocate for Darfur refugees in Israel.